Ron A. Yarbrough
Member
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute ResolutionCommercial Litigation
Construction
Government Contracts
Surety and Fidelity
Ron A. Yarbrough
Member
Biography
Ron Yarbrough has more than forty years experience representing general contractors, owners, designers and subcontractors in contract negotiation, construction claims, litigation and arbitration; representing both sureties and claimants in performance and payment bond disputes; representing both fidelity insurers and insureds in disputes involving employee dishonesty claims, fraud and other financial losses; and general commercial litigation.
He was elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and is recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in the fields of Construction Law and Litigation-Construction and by Chambers USA for Litigation-Construction. Ron is a frequent speaker on subjects in which he concentrates his practice and is the author of a number of articles on these subjects.
Prior to law practice, he was Executive Vice President for Administration at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s panel of arbitrators (construction). Ron served as Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Millsaps College Else School of Management. He has held a number of leadership positions in professional and civic activities, including Vice-Chairs Committee of the American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee; Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mississippi Museum of Art and Past President, National Kidney Foundation of Mississippi.
Education
- J.D., University of Memphis, 1980
- B.A., Millsaps College, 1970 (Omicron Delta Kappa)
Admissions
- Mississippi (1980)
- United States District Courts of Mississippi (1980)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1986)
- United States Court of Federal Claims (1992)
- United States Supreme Court (1996)
Community & Professional Activities
- American Bar Association – Forum on the Construction Industry
- American Bar Association – Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (Vice-Chairs Committee,2001-2006)
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Surety Claims Institute
- National Bond Claim Association
Speeches & Publications
- Mississippi Chapter, “Design Build Deskbook” Fourth Edition, American Bar Association, 2010 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, Payment Bond Manual, Third Edition, American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “The Law of Motor Vehicle Dealer Bonds,” American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “Performance Bond Manual of the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Federal Jurisdictions,” American Bar Association, 2006 (author)
- “A Tale of Two Circuits: Expanded Liability for the Completing Surety,”
- “Thou Shalt Not Steal: ‘Manifest Intent’ and the Eighth Commandment In the New Millennium,” American Bar Association, 2000 (author and lecturer)
- “Discovery of Information From An Insurer,” 3 Fidelity Law Association Journal 71, 1997 (co-author)
- “The Most Important Questions Asked About Performance Bonds,” American Bar Association, 1997 (co-author)
- Mississippi Chapter, “Design/Build Project Delivery Systems,” American Bar Association, 1996 (author)
- “Fifty State Public Construction Contracting,” John Wiley and Sons, 1995 (co-author)
- “Bonds and Liens on Mississippi Construction Projects,” Lorman Education Services, 1994 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Mississippi Law,” Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, John Wiley and Sons, 1992 and all subsequent supplements (author)
- “Bid Bonds,” Handling Fidelity, Surety and Financial Risk Claims, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1990 (author)
- “Payment Rights on Construction Projects in Mississippi,” Professional Educations Systems, 1988 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Mississippi Construction Law: What Do You Do When…?” National Business Institute, 1987 and 1988 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Mississippi Construction Law Update,” Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, 1984 (co-author and lecturer)
- “Mississippi Construction Law,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1981 (co-author)
- “Rights and Remedies Under Mississippi’s New Public Construction Bond Statute,” 51 Mississippi Law Journal 351, 1980 (author).
Honors & Awards
- Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America©: Construction Law and Litigation-Construction Law
- Best Lawyers in America©: Lawyer of the Year, Multiple Years (Jackson, MS): Construction Law
- Best Lawyers in America©: Lawyer of the Year, Multiple Years (Jackson, MS): Litigation – Construction
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®: Top 50 Lawyers in Mississippi, Multiple Editions
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Litigation-Construction
- Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition: Construction Law
News
- Brunini Named Best Law Firm in Mississippi for Third Year in a Row
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers
- Brunini Law Firm and Attorneys Ranked in Prestigious Chambers USA 2021 Guide
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized in Mid-South 2020 Super Lawyers Top 50 Mississippi and Top 50 Women
- 17 Brunini Attorneys Named to 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- CHAMBERS USA RECOGNIZES BRUNINI AMONG TOP LAW FIRMS IN MISSISSIPPI
- COVID-19 AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
- Brunini Recognized by Super Lawyers
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- Chambers Lists Brunini Attorneys
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Ron Yarbrough elected a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers
- Twenty- seven honored by Best Lawyers® 2017, Four attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Brunini Recognized Among Top Law Firms in Mississippi by Chambers USA
- BRUNINI RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP LAW FIRMS IN MISSISSIPPI BY CHAMBERS USA
- Brunini’s 2014 Super Lawyers